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Recognised as Colour

#8ACFF3

  • #8ACFF3
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#8ACFF3 is a blue with RGB values 138, 207, 243 and HSL 201°, 81%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#8ACFF3#8ACFF3
HEX#8ACFF3
RGBrgb(138, 207, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.8118, 0.9529
RGB percentages54.1%, 81.2%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(200.6, 81.4%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.6, 43.2%, 95.3%)
CMYK43.2%, 14.8%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,097,203
CSS custom property--colour: #8ACFF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.3:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#75300C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDCDF5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFC1F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5ED9DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 4Light skyblue · ΔE 4.4Light blue · ΔE 13.7Light steelblue · ΔE 14.6Powder blue · ΔE 17.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 4.02, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3AE8A
Analogous#8AF3E3, #8A9BF3
Triadic#F38ACF, #CFF38A
Split complementary#F38A9B, #F3E38A
Tetradic#E38AF3, #F3AE8A, #9BF38A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7F5FC
Lighter +10%#B8E2F8
Darker −10%#5CBCEE
Darker −20%#2DA9EA
Darker −30%#158FCF
Darker −40%#106FA1
More saturated +25%#7ED3FF
Less saturated −25%#9ACAE3

Channel breakdown

R138
G207
B243
Red138 (54.1%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue200.57°
Saturation (HSL)81.4%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G CF · B F3

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